Tire Track Eel

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  1. MariaS

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    I agree... eels are shy when you move them around.. arowanas do that too..and many of the other predator fish sometimes take a few days to start eating
    It took about six weeks for 3 of my datnoids to eat and the 4th one is still not eating..
    The garlic helps and i am a firm believer in using it but when they stubborn... not even the garlic helps
     
    MariaS, Jun 30, 2017
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    Good morning reedfish..
    Your new baby is stunning. Ive always wanted one but cant seem to get them to work on my side... will stil try
     
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    It's still not eating. I will have to be patient.
     
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    Are there any eels small enough for a 140l ?

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    Smaller spiny eels. Fairly easy to find here
     
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    Do they need anything special? And will they eat glowlight tetras?

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    They are hard to feed with fish like glowlights apparently. My glowlights smash whatever hits the water, you'd have to feed eels with a pipe
     
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    Luckily I do have some laying around. Will look into getting one

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    There are smaller species of Spiny Eel.
    Eels though are predatory, so if the Glow Lights are small, they could end up as a meal.

    Spiney Eels have a reputation for being difficult to get to eat.
    So as long as you can target feed them, especially at the beginning, they should be ok.
     
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    My glowlights are a decent size, had them for about two years b
    now.

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    Tyre track was dead this morning :(

    Not sure why, couldn't see any obvious signs
    And it had started taking blood worm the past few nights
     
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    Oh dear. Sorry for your loss :(
     
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    Aggenee sorry about the loss...

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    Am especially disappointed as I thought it had turned a corner with the feeding.
    Anyhow, may try again with this species in the future, but not right now
     
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    Im sorry @Reedfish.... dont know what to say...
     
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